On Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the first day of the annual Street Peformance World Championships in Dublin’s Merrion Square. Much like their stint in Cork the week previous, the SPWC boasts thrills of fire-breathers, sword swallowers, magicians and balloon animals. However, this is no ordinary day at the zoo. We spent the day seeing some great acts including: Les Vitamines - a French-Candian duo who contort and perform the most amazing acrobatics including ‘the throwing of the dwarf’; zany, funny and incredibly talented the two had the crowd in tears and got involved by spraying them with water pistols. Quick Change - delightfully cheesy American couple, Quick Change’s street performing talent is costume changes. But these are no mere human costume changes, oh no, these changes take place at super-human speed in the blink of an eye. Set to the most retro disco hits Quick Change would … There’s more →